CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
REVENUES
Room	$ 217,672	$ 233,787	$ 629,145	$ 666,756
Food and beverage	68,899	68,371	221,431	219,820
Other operating	16,733	22,437	49,180	61,671
Total revenues	303,304	324,595	899,756	948,247
OPERATING EXPENSES
Room	54,624	58,332	160,185	169,742
Food and beverage	49,174	50,381	154,042	153,412
Other operating	4,328	5,605	12,516	16,073
Advertising and promotion	15,015	15,325	45,285	46,252
Repairs and maintenance	10,876	11,859	33,139	34,798
Utilities	8,252	9,374	23,114	26,736
Franchise costs	9,408	10,591	27,402	30,009
Property tax, ground lease and insurance	20,944	25,649	61,941	72,413
Property general and administrative	35,003	37,828	107,698	109,384
Corporate overhead	6,392	6,046	19,918	27,222
Depreciation and amortization	40,442	41,331	121,169	122,911
Total operating expenses	254,458	272,321	766,409	808,952
Operating income	48,846	52,274	133,347	139,295
Interest and other income	283	576	1,127	3,350
Interest expense	(11,136)	(16,405)	(47,018)	(51,020)
Loss on extinguishment of debt			(259)	(2)
Gain on sale of assets		11,682	18,223	11,682
Income before income taxes and discontinued operations	37,993	48,127	105,420	103,305
Income tax benefit (provision)	1,434	(938)	959	(1,256)
Income from continuing operations	39,427	47,189	106,379	102,049
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax		15,895		15,895
NET INCOME	39,427	63,084	106,379	117,944
Income from consolidated joint ventures attributable to noncontrolling interests	(2,053)	(1,982)	(5,358)	(6,643)
Preferred stock dividends and redemption charge	3,207	2,300	12,756	6,900
INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS	34,167	58,802	88,265	104,401
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME	39,427	63,084	106,379	117,944
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS	$ 34,167	$ 58,802	$ 88,265	$ 104,401
Basic and diluted per share amounts:
Income from continuing operations attributable to common stockholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.16	$ 0.20	$ 0.41	$ 0.42
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax (in dollars per share)		0.08		0.08
Basic and diluted income attributable to common stockholders per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.16	$ 0.28	$ 0.41	$ 0.50
Basic and diluted weighted average common shares outstanding (in shares)	215,413	207,604	214,565	207,264
Distributions declared per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.05	$ 0.05	$ 0.15	$ 0.15